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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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